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Originally Posted by Lumpy Chucklelips
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Screw him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lumpy Chucklelips
You are obsessed with a guy who is never leaving Dallas Baptist and probably wouldn't be fit anywhere else by all accounts. I'd much rather throw money at Dan McDonnell if we're going that route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smitty
1) Hell no. IF Cohen goes, we need to sever all ties with our MSU baseball coaching tree. Bring in someone from the outside with no connection to the program, hire non-alumni assistants and totally start over. The culture needs to be nuked and rebuilt to fit modern day baseball. A fresh start and clean slate is required.Quote:
Originally Posted by fader2103
2) Considering your post count, I'm guessing.....
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My how a year can change things. Starting the '14-'15 sports year, Mullen was feeling some heat, ray was on fire, and Cohen was the man. Now fast forward and Mullen is once again the man, howland is almost legendary before even coaching a game, and Cohen is stomping thru a field of land mines
Today was horrible. But y'all need to get a grip on reality. Somebody bookmark this thread and bump it two years from now when we are in a super.
1. Equals spot,****ing on.Quote:
Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg
The staff is average at coaching baseball. The players we need aren't coming to play for that anymore just because of the dude and the atmosphere. Reality is this train is off the tracks. If you don't know make sure and turn up your hearing aid so you can hear the whistle before it blows your ass up.Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
Tracy Smith is at Arizona St.Quote:
Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg
Tracy Smith - Arizona State formerly of IndianaQuote:
Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg
He probably responded to the wrong post. I'm the one that covets dbu's coach (heefner)Quote:
Originally Posted by State82
Tracy Smith made a Regional 3 times in 9 years at Indiana. Won a Regional once, and advanced to the CWS that year (2013). Winning Big 10 record just 4 times in those 9 years.
Nice....post count smackQuote:
Originally Posted by War Machine Dawg
At this moment I'm coveting Desoto Central's coach, Hinds Community College's coach, South Delta Middle School's coach, and any number of others. Much less ASU's or Dallas Baptist's.Quote:
Originally Posted by msstate7
Just kidding. Just kidding.
Kind of.
2 years? We should be in a super RIGHT NOW! Teams that are 2 years separated from a deep CWS run should not be THIS bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by confucius say
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Originally Posted by Smitty
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Originally Posted by msstate7
Yeah, my bad. I just remembered DBU's coach being mentioned previously and assumed it was Smith. Sounds like Smith would actually be a hell of a candidate. I still think McDonnell should be top choice, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
We've had an influx of new posters lately, including one who was caught using an IP on campus in Oxford. You can understand why I'd be skeptical of a poster with fewer than 10 posts mentioning bringing back ANOTHER Polk disciple.Quote:
Originally Posted by sandjunky
So Indiana is the equivalent of Mississippi State in college baseball??Quote:
Originally Posted by Quaoarsking
Before he got there in 2006 Indiana had 2 winning Big Ten records in 9 seasons and hadn't made a Regional since 1996.
2013 Champion UCLA missed the Tournament in 2014Quote:
Originally Posted by BossDawg
2012 Champion Arizona missed the Tournament in 2013 and 2014, and probably 2015 as well.
2010/2011 Champion and 2012 runner up South Carolina probably isn't making it this year.
2009 Champion LSU missed the Tournament in 2011.
2009 runner up Texas missed the Tournament in 2012 and 2013, and presumably will this year too.
2008 Champion Fresno State missed the Tournament in 2010, 2013, and 2014, and only made it in 2009 and 2012 with surprising conference tournament runs. They probably aren't getting in this year.
2008 runner up Georgia has missed the Tournament multiple times since then.
2006/2007 Champion Oregon State missed the Tournament in 2008.
None of these facts make it "OK" that we suck this year. I hate it as much as anyone else. But your attitude of "we were great 2 years ago we still should be!!!" is just not based in the reality of college baseball. Teams have bad years. Cohen just better not make it a habit.
ETA: None of the above elite programs fired their coaches after missing the Tournament, except Georgia, who still let Perno miss a Regional 3 times after 2008 and six times overall before pulling the trigger.
Slugging pct - 2013
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1. Indiana............. .443
2. Illinois............ .406
3. Michigan State...... .377
4. Nebraska............ .368
5. Michigan............ .364
6. Northwestern........ .357
7. Purdue.............. .346
8. Ohio State.......... .341
9. Minnesota........... .340
10.Penn State.......... .311
11.Iowa................ .308
Slugging pct- 2014
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1. Indiana............. .434
2. Iowa................ .390
3. Nebraska............ .384
4. Illinois............ .365
5. Ohio State.......... .363
6. Michigan State...... .359
7. Northwestern........ .350
8. Michigan............ .345
9. Minnesota........... .335
10.Penn State.......... .306
11.Purdue.............. .305
If you were an Indiana fan, you would have been calling for Smith's head long before he made it to 2013. After the 2012 season, Smith had been at Indiana 7 years with a single appearance in a Regional (in which they were a 4 seed and went 0-2).